The mass shooting preparedness drill will be done in a conference room rather than live, like this preparedness drill was done in February 2012.

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An exercise later this month will test whether Brown County public safety departments are prepared to respond to a mass shooting that involves hostages.

State Rep. Chad Weininger, R-Allouez, and County Executive Troy Streckenbach today announced that the county on Feb. 28 will conduct a small-scale tabletop exercise based on a scenario similar to recent mass shootings elsewhere in the nation.

"These types of drills are extremely important in ensuring consistency while dealing with extreme situations, and help fix problems before they become deadly mistakes," Weininger said in a ...